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Azed 2124

24 Ac Mouse’s tail is out of place in this church alcove? (6) The answer seems to be SHRINE (= alcove) but why? Does "Mouse’s tail" refer to the letter E and if so, how does that work?...
19:28 Mon 18th Feb 20132 answers, last by stephem 19:37 Mon 18th Feb 2013
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AZED 2095

28D DEARN What part does 'safe' play in the wordplay? If 'safe' meant 'in' or 'on' I could see it, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
09:40 Thu 02nd Aug 20122 answers, last by stephem 12:00 Thu 02nd Aug 2012
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Azed 1962

30D Poison: in localized areas it is swallowed by those enjoying prosperity. I have _PAS so the answer must be UPAS which is a poison, but how does the rest of the clue relate to this answer?...
19:53 Wed 06th Jan 20102 answers, last by stephem 21:09 Wed 06th Jan 2010
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Azed 1923

30D Crown, historically - or its sworn enemy (to some)? (4) The answer is NO?L, but is it NOLL, NOUL or NOWL They all used to mean crown (of head) but which is it and why?
16:53 Mon 06th Apr 20092 answers, last by stephem 17:25 Mon 06th Apr 2009
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Azed 1868 Missing Clue?

There are only 17 across clues in today's Azed Carte Blanche instead of the usual 18. The penultimate across clue is very close to the bottom of the page and it looks as if the last clue has fallen...
16:47 Sun 16th Mar 20082 answers, last by stephem 18:51 Sun 16th Mar 2008
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Azed 1824

As usual just one last clue bothering me: 6D Card's discarded king - revoke possibly (4) ?ENY It could be RENY or DENY but which and why? Thanks.
17:51 Mon 14th May 20072 answers, last by stephem 15:38 Tue 15th May 2007
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Azed 1819

A new azed crossword today so, before I start on it, can I ask for help with the only clue I couldn't understand from last week? 30ac Nurses making (in sum) 1/10 formerly? T?NDS I presume the answer...
14:59 Sun 15th Apr 20073 answers, last by stephem 16:58 Mon 16th Apr 2007
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Search that works?

Answerbank's search facility seems unable to find postings. For example, if I were to search for azed 1819 I would be told that there are No Search Results Found for "azed 1819" But there is as a...
14:54 Sun 15th Apr 20076 answers, last by HarrietParks 19:04 Sun 15th Apr 2007
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Azed 1818

Having solved all the clues and worked out what the abnormality is, how do I decide what letters to put in the 3 unclued squares in 5 down which currently reads N?NTT?EGO?K ? Have I missed an April...
12:49 Tue 03rd Apr 20073 answers, last by stephem 13:50 Tue 03rd Apr 2007
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Azed 1810

I hope it will be helpful to others to point out that (yet again) 23D is only in Chambers 2006. 2003 version only shows a similar word.
14:30 Sun 04th Feb 20073 answers, last by lector 02:32 Mon 05th Feb 2007
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Azed 1807

I'm afraid that Azed has not been fair as he has used a definition in Chambers 2006 that isn't in 2003 without mentioning this. For 31A the second definition of 'scope' in Chambers 2006 includes the...
21:58 Sun 14th Jan 20071 answer, last by pldcav 09:45 Mon 15th Jan 2007
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Azed 1790

22ac First sign of rust in wire, causing leak (4) The answer appears to be drip. If r = first sign of rust, then that would mean dip = wire, but I don't see what dip has to do with wire.
20:19 Mon 18th Sep 20062 answers, last by stephem 21:20 Mon 18th Sep 2006
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Azed 1781

18 across seems to be 'ON HEAT' but I can't see why. Clearly it means ready to mate, but where does 'despite loss of queen' come in? I keep thinking of removing ER from some relevant phrase but that...
18:05 Wed 19th Jul 20065 answers, last by stephem 18:43 Wed 19th Jul 2006

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